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TODAF , 4,500 SUBSCRIBERS (2,000 KEADEES) DAILY Only Circulation In Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau Of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEV KEWS SEE VICE fFARf please; Oregon: Tonight and Tuesday fair; Warmer to.iight e xcept Bear the coast ; moderate, north westerly ' winds. yi t- ht. y .FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 123 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1918 PRICE TWO , CENTS ON TRAINS AWD KIWI BTAND8 FTVH nwf CI II 5f?r ... ... AT m ir - v GERMAN BLOW FALLS IN VI 1TY0FL0CRE: IS fiUE PROGRESS New and Powerful Attack Is te to South of Ypres Heavy Bombardment Was flowed by Successive ' Waves of Infantry Iminedia After Dawn - Allied Troops Believed to Hafe Been "jssed Back In Places But Are Fighting Brilliantly Tc vly to Give Results of Latest Offensive By William Phillip Simms, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the British Armies in France, May 27.The German blow in Flanders, which got under way early to day, is reported to have progressed in spots, but it is too early to know the actual result. The attack was a powerful local blow by General Von Arnim's army against Scherpenberg (a mile northwest of Locre), where the French wrested considerable ground from the Germans a week ago. The allied troops are fighting brilliantly. ; The battle for Scherpenberg began with a heavy bom bardment of the Ypres-Comines canal (half a mile east of Voormezeele) to the French frontier, (a mile west of Locre.) The artillery opened up at dawn and in the midst of a haze covering the Flemish lowlands, the German infantry swept forward in successive waves. London, May 27. "It is understood we have been pwhed back slightly at one point iu the neighborhood of Rheims," the Evening Standard de clared this afternoon. Sliding is at the extreme eastern point of the new German drive, south and east of the Picardy front. Rome, May 27. In heavy fighting in the Tonale region Saturday and Sunday, Italian forces captured the summit of Zlgolon, the Marrochi spur, the Presena lake basin aud Montecello, the war of fice announced today. The enemy los ses were heavy, the statement saysr -while the Italian casualties were light. The Italians took 670 prisoners, 14 trench mortars and 27 machine guns. Paris, May 27. President Poincare visited the families of the virtims of today's long range bombardment. (This is the first mention of any casualties in the long range bombard ment of Paris, which was resumed by the Gormans this morning). London, May 27. The Germans at tacked suddenly early this morning on mi entirely new, front, south of th,o Pi cardy region, at the same time thrust ing northward toward Yprcs. j Following a bombardment of great in-1 tensity, the enemy struck on wide fronts iilong th. thirty-five mile sector be-1 tween Klielms aud Soisons, extending' PARIS AND MARNE ARE APPARENT OBJECTIVES NOW If Prediction Proves True American Troops Will Be In Line of Attack By J. W. T. Mason (Uuitd Press war expert) New York,-May 27. Paris and the Maine are the objectives of Von Hin denburg if the sstroug German attacks lietween Rheimg and Soissons reported by Field Marshal Haig are the fore runuers of a new ofzeusive agninjt the Hies. American troops have been reported &s undergoing training in this sector and just behind the front is a highly important railway line which runs di rectly into another American sector in the Verdun . region. If the German at tacks grow into a serious menace, it is probable Americans will be called up on to help stem the enemy advance. This sector is the most advantage ous from the allied standpoint, in which the. Germans ea attack. The Marne is from 20 to 30 miles south and parallel to the Rheims-Sois-soim front and Paris itself it sixty miles sway. Slight gains by Von Hin denburg can best ie afforded by the allies here. Loss of the railway coneon necting Soissons and Bheims would be disagreeable for the allies but there are other communication lines to the south. If the Germans were to Teach the Mlarne atill further Inconvenience to eastward and southward of the Picardy front. Simultaneously attacks were di rectly against positions held by the French between Loere , and Vqorine ze.dp. . Soisons is about ten miles south and west of the former southern extremity of the Picardy battle front, in the vicin ity of St. Gobain forest. Blteims is about :i 5 miles to the east and south, the front suddenly vering sharply to th.2 eastward before Suissous. This front includes the famous Cheuiin Des . Dames sector, where. American troops have been in the line some time. ' Vooruvezle is less than two miles di rectly south of Ypres. Locre is about five miles to the west and south. Some of the hottest fighting iu the entire Flanders offensive has occurred along this line. ' "Strong hostile attacks, following a bombardment of givat intensity, were made early this morning on wide fronts between Ifheims and Soissons," the statement said. "Attacks were also made against the French lines between Locne aud Voor incezle. " British On Picardy Front. London. May 27. 'British troops are now operating with the French in the line south of the present Picardy front, Field Marshal Haig's ofifcial report, to day showed. This is th,o first intimation (Continued on page three) communication, would be suffered by the allies, but no critically serious damage would be done. Moderate gains by the- Germans along the southern front would bring far less consequences than a new ad vance by Von Hindenburg in the Amiens or ISazebrouck-Ypres sectors. The allies can well afford to relinquish ivrriiory oeiween eoissons anrt Klieims if in return there is another great slaughter of German manpower. So inadequate for German purposes would be a moderate advance between Soissons and Rheims that it may be the movement there will turn out to le only an attempt to distiact General Foch's attention while tae real offens ive is developed e'sewhere. Marshal Haig's tnrtntion of ..simultaneous at tacks tcday between Locre anil Voor mezeele in the Ypres area suggests this might he the sector chosen for the major blow. In such an event the Germans would be able to work on interior lines or communication to continue their two attacks at such widely separated poits, they would have to 4ise .up an extraor dinarily large number of men. If a de cisive victory were not won by these attacks, the result in loss of man pow er wculd be appalling. There is every riaion to believe Geneial Foch has foreseen all the possibilities in the present situation. The fact that Von Hindenburg if making two attacks, 150 miles apart, in itself shows mucin un certainty as to developments exists in I bis own mind. FOURTEEN ARE DEAD IHREEMISSiNCTWO No Pacific Coast Men On the List Nine Killed In Action Washington, May 27. Nineteen names were on General Pershing's cas ualty list to the war department, di vided as follows: nine killed in action; four dead from wounds; one dead from disease; two wounded severely and three missing in aiticn. The list follows: Killed in Action Corporals Milton Scarborough, Childs Md. Lonnie Simpson, Ready, Ky. Privates Alexander P. Garrett, Ma gum, Okla. Joseph Griffin. Fast Hampton, N. Y. James C. Hol'and, Rica. Ga. Eugene Rockwell Oakcs, Sparta, Wis. Frank John Schmidt, Milwaukee, Wis. Walter Schutzman, Ethel, La. James Wallen, Fairfield, Okla. Died of Wounds Sergeant James E. Lee, Troy, N. Y. Wagoner Norris G. Stokes, LaCrosse. Iowa. 1 Privates Earlo Symmes, Willow Creek, Cal. William J. Oliszewski, Manistee. Mich. Died of Disease Private Menne Ctto Wilts, Wells- burg, Iowa. wounded Severely Privates Arthur O. Anderson, New Roekford, N. D. Elmer Samiuelson, Paso Rubles, Cal. Missing in . Action . Privates Jerry A. Brown, Columbus. Ohio. Charles W. Knowlton, Fairfield, Conn. John B. F. Walters) Gadsden, Ala. IlLUUil UUHIUJ VUI FROM HOME GUARD Military , and Semi-Military Organization of the State . at Present Time . For the benefit of thos who are rath er mixed up as to the difference he- tween the Oregon Guard and the Home; Guard, a local military authority sub mits the following: The Oregon Guard is organized under the old military cod'.' of Oregon prior to the time when the Guard was federal ized. The three companies of Oregon Guard now in Salem, Companies E. F. and b, are on exactly the same military basis as the old Company M, Oregon National Guard. Hence the three companies of the pre sent Oregon Guard are subject to call from the governor for service in the state of Oregon. If called out to sup press riot or for any guard duty, the Oregon Military code will stand back of tht Guard, just the samo as it did back of the old Company M, The Home Guard companies that arc now being organized throughout the state are simply men sworn iu as deputy sheriffs and should they do damage to property or kill in the discharge of their duty, they are liable to civil ac tion. There is no Home Guard company in Salem. Tim Militnro- Pnlin ; tof !; : force, composed of men who are paid a j dent . that the four billions now pro regular monthly salary and give all their vilel bv taxation will not of them; : i;- i selves sustain the great y enlarged state. Major Deich of Portland is head of the Police with headquarters in Port land. . (Ooiit)nuA(J on page two) Abe Martin airs, i.on rasn, unue, gave sewn teen stcrlin' silver berry Bpoons t' th'i Kcd Cross shop t'day. Tilford Moots hoed up a fifty cent piece in his gar den t'day, but he wouldn' hav if it wuzn' ftr th' war. PEEWIT WILSON WITS CONGRESS TO PROVIDE FUNDS Appears Before Joint Session and Delivers Strictly Business Message MONEY MUST BE PROVID ED BY JUST TAXATION Says Spirit of Nation Has Risen High Since Boys Went "Over There" By Robert J, Bender (United Press staff cornlspondent) , Washington, May 27. President Wilson today called upon congress to sacrifice political expediency and drive through a tax bill. Appearing before a joint cession on Washington's hottest day cf the vcar, the president found an audience of so lons distinctly disgruntled at the pros pect of perspiring over a revenue meas ure this suinvmer. It was the second strictly business message the president has delivered since we got into the war. Turning from Ms-manuscript in con cluding a forceful address to congress in joint gession, tho president spoke extemporaneously: "Just as I was leaving the white touse," he said, "was brought the news that Germauy had apparently re sumed her long exipectej drive on the west front. Surely you can realize how that solenin'ized my feeling as I came to you, and strengthens the purpeso tihat I have tried to express iu these Unee." . , The president's address follows: "Gentlemen of the Congress: ',"4 .!". w'"1 uuaffeetvd 'reluctance that I came to ask you. to prolong your bessiion long enough to provide more) Bdequate resources of the treasury for the conduct cf tho war. I have rea son to appreciate as fully as you do how arduous tho session has been. Your labors have been severe and pro ti acted. You have passed a long series of measures which required the debate of many doubtful questions of judg ment and many exceedingly difficult questions of principle, as well as of piaetiees. - ."Too summer is upon us in which la bor and counsel are twice arduous anl are constantly apt to be.' impaired by lassitude and fatigue. The elections are at lhand and we ought as soon as possible render an intimate aeeount of our trusteeship to the people who dele gated us to act for them in the weighty and anxious matters that crowd upon us in these days of critical choice and action. But we dare not go to the elec tions until we have done our duty to tibc full. These are days when duty stands stark and naked and even with closed eyes we know It is there. Ex cuses are unavailing. Wre have either done our duty or we have not. The fact will bo as gross and plain as the duty itself. In such a ease lassitude and fa tigue seem negligible enough. The facts are tonics and suffice to freshen llho labor. Facts of the Situation "And the facts are these: 'Additional revenues must manifest ly be provided for. It wouid be a most unsound! policy to raise loo large a pro portion of them (by loan and it la evi- 1 1 .j. . ,t. .:,il. u-a nuiat ,TTi,i,nsl ia t Alv lllMlgl. L H U. U TC ItH.. ..!.... 'J look forward. We cannot in fairness wait until the end of tho liscal year is at nana to apprise our peopi or i" taxes thev must pay on their earnings . . ,. ... of the present calendar year, wnose ac- countings and expenditures will then !be closed. Wo cannot get increased taxes unless tho country knows that jthey are to be and practices the -essary eeonomy to ruf:e thenm avail .able. Ieiniteness, early drf miteness, a to what its tasks arc to be is abso lutely necessary for the succesaful ad ministration of the treasury: it cannot frame fair and workable regnlaitions in haste; and it must rrome its regu lations in haste if it : not to do its exact task until the very eve or' its performance. The present tax law are marred, more over, by inequalities which oun'ht to be remedied. Indisput able facts, every one, and we cannot si xer or Dims xnem. iv wmie innii n argument enough. Wants Fair Taxation "And yet, perhaps you will permit me to dwell for a moment upon the situation they disclose. Enormous loans freely spent in the stimulation of industry of almost every sort produce inflations aod extravagances which presently make the whole economic structure questionable and insecure anil the very basis of credit ia cut i.mr. Onlr fair, emntabiv distnhtrtert taxation of. the wuieat incidence and drawing chiefly frcm the sources which would be likely to ameoralize credit by their abundance, can prevent in- (Continued on page six.) jiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHitiitiiiiniiifiiiuiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiituiiiiiiiiiiitmj War Summary of United Press iiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 1 1394th Day of the War; 68th Day cf the Big Offensive f lllllllll!llimHIIIII!lllllllinilllllllllUllilllll!llllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli Western front The Germans resum ed their offensive early this morning, along an entirely new 3o mile front.and joining the Picardy front on the south and east and simultaneously struck on a five mile front siuth and west of Ypres. on the extreme northern tip of the Flanders area. FieJd tarshal iiaig's official re port merely mentioned the beginning of these attacks and gave no indica tion of their progress. The assault on the new front, Haig said, was made on "wide fronts.'' be-1 tween Rheims ami Soissons, following 1 a bombardment of great intensity. He described the assaults as" strong hostile attacks.'' j This front includes the famous Chem j in lies Dames sector, where American j troops have been in the line lor some time, mar Craonne." This is about mill-1 way between Rheims and Soissons and j apparently ould bear the brunt of j the enemy thrust. ! Haig also states that this attack was mtado a.gainHt Cdmlbiued British and French forces, .indicating for the first time that the Brititli are operating i south of the Avre. A Loudon dispatch I said this was a'crpted as further evi dence of General Foch 's plan of co ordinating all the allied annies. The 'northern attack was made be tween Voormezeele, less than two miles directly south of Ypres and Locre, slightly mora than live miles to the west and south. This sector is held mostly by French troops. American troops, however, ctc also known to be training; in this region, and it is possi ble that Americans aro figuring in the defense. A s'aff dispatch from William rhil ip Siuiims today said that eaemy artil lery activity was increasing all along the British front, particularly in the Samme and Scarpa valleys and in the Ypres region. American front Fred ft Ferguson cabled from tho Picardy region that cannonading increased Mere Inst night and thai unusual aerial activities were under way, with tho American and IIC1 SOLDI L0STW1THM0LDAV1A DISOBEYED RULES All Passengers Required To Be On Deck But All Those Drowned Were Below Loudon, May 27. The death of fifiy seven Americans when tho British steumer Moldavia was torpedoed in tb,3 English channel Thursday morning, was due to tho fact that they disobeyed the rules which require all passengers to be ou deck while a ship is passing thru the dnng.r zone, according to a dispatch to the Express from a channel port to day. This may result in an official inquiry, the dispatch stated. Fifty eight men wore below at the time the ship was torpedoed, the dispatch said. Fifty fix were instantly kill."d by the explosion. Another died before reaching port. Thfl (Continued on page four) THIRTY-FIVE BILLION WILL BE ASKED OF CONGESS Congress Hangs Back Al - though Members Know Funds Are Needed By L. O. Martin ( VniW Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, May 27. This promises to be a -$33,000,000,000 congress. Fin ancial experts today, settting down to prepare the greatest tax bill in the country's history nearly 8,000,000,000 estimate that appropriations of this congress will shatter all records for any country in the world for a corres ponding period. Great expansion of the army program is chieflv responsible for the stupen dous total. Nearly 21, 000,000,000 is in appropriations and authorizations for the army and its fortifications. In addition, 200,000,000 is required for shipping, required to transport men and supplies overseas. The navy gets $1,659,000,000, while th? war finance corporation and the federalized railroads each get $500,000, 000. Five and a half billions were ap propriated for loan to the allies in the bond bill passed this session. Ordinarily appropriation bills have been consider ably increased by war rieds so that they total (2,449,659,00. This makes a grand total, based on estimates submit ted to date, of $34,069,659,000. That this total will be sent up to or French aviators having all the best of it. American airmen are maintaining their supremacy of the Lorraine front through sheer ability, Frank J. Tay lor reported. Ho said the Germans have larger and better armed planes, American army The London Ex press published a dispatch from an English channel port, suiting that the fifty seven American soldiers who were killed in the torpedoing of tho British steamer Moldavia last. Tluusday morn ing, lost their lives bivause they dis obeyed the" rules which require all pas sengers to be on deck, while a ship is traversing the danger zone. Tho dis patch said an official inquiry may re sult ............. Fiance The long range 'bombard ment of Paris was 'resumed at 0:25 this morning, shells dropping m the city every 15 minutes. Ireland Webb Miller, cabling from Dublin, ami that a breaTt may occur at any time between the Nationalists and Sinn Feiners. Rureia A retrograd dispati h to the London Express, dated May 21, said it learned from enemy sources that cer tain German elements are planning a restoration of the monarchy in Russia with the Duke if Mecklenburg Schwer in the governing head of one of the German states, as czar. . Austria-Hungary An official state ment issued in Vienna declared that as a remit of Emperor Karl's recent visit to Sofia and Constantinople, the Austro-Genman allianlfic soon would be extended to Bulgaria and Turkey. Zurich advices said tho auti govcrn meut demonstrations continued in Pj-aguo Friday, many arrests ' being made. Turkey A wealthy Turk, arriving in Geneva frcm Constantinople, said that half tho population of Constanti nople is starving. FIFTY AMERICAN ENGINEER'S MARCHED INTO ENEMY LINES Found Out Mistake and Fought Way Back, target ot Both Armies By Fred S. Ferguson (United Tress Staff Correspondent) Withrthe Americans In Picardy, Msy 27. Fifty American engineers who got into- the German positions by mistake at night, fought their way back to their own lices with the American and boche Infantry both firing on thcin. . Owing to considerable gups in the trenches in some places, it is ensy to wander beyond the American lines af ter dark. For Instance a motor truck driver, headed thrfttigh such a gap, drovfl half way across No Man's Land before the rattle of machine guns be hind him warned hiin that he had pass- continued on page four) beyond $.15,000,000,000 seems ceitain, Nearly every day brings additional es timates from the war and navy de partments and other branches of the government directly engaged in prosecu tion of the war. Money appropriated this session is for the fiscal year beginning July 1918, ex cept deficiency appropriations to supply deficits'in funds appropriated last y:ar. Included in these appropriations are many "authorizations" which permit departments to contract ahead, but the actual money for which will not be spent in the 1918-1919 fiscal y.'ar. The fortifications bill, for instance totals now $4,700,000 in appropriations and $4,261,000,000 in authorizations, or $8, 901,000,000 altogether. To meet this bill ITncle Ham raised more than $4,000,000,000 in bonds and has hundreds of millions of authorized bonds still unissued; he has collected oi ls about to get $4,059,000,000 in taxes under existing law and expects to bring this to $8,000,000,000 under the new tax bill congress is beginning work on. He has also a couple of billions in sight from treasury certificates and short time notes, not to mention war savings stamps, which will bring in a substan tial sum, probably approximating a bil lion dollars. This would bring total revenues to be tween $15,000,000,000 and $20,000,000,- 000, providiug bonds still unsold were (Continued on page two) RAILROAD RATES TO BE ADVANCED IN EFFECT JUNE 25 Increase On Some Freight 25 Per tent and On Some Still More 1 OPERATING COST IS " 1830,000,000 HIGHER Some Commodities To Pay apec.ai Kate rassenger Rates 3 Cents Mile Washington, May 27 Twenty five) per cent rate iucreases on class and commodity freight rates will no into effect on June 25. Railroad fares will bp raised: to three cents a mile June 10. Some heavy commodities largely, handled will undergo raises of more than 25 per cent. This announcement came today from the United States railroad administra tion in the wake of the announcement flat railway men's pay would ba boosted) mainly in accordance with the railroad wago board's recommenda tions. ., The increases were necessary because of the need to meet htgner operating expenses, estimated at from $H.')0,000.- 000 to $860,000,000 more than last year. The traffic in heavy commodities, which form, a lnrso portion of the rail way luioiniss, will have increases net based strictly on the 25 per cent rul ing. Some of Increases The advances on tlie principal one follow: , Coal 13 te !W cents a ton; coke, 13 to 75 cents a to'i; iron ore, 30 cents a tout bfSilding stone', two'cents per hun dred iiwuniila; read stone, sand, gravel one cent per hundred pounds; brick, cement and plaster, two cents per hun dred pounds; limo lVjj cents per hun dred pounds; lumber, 25 per cent, but . not more than five couts per hundred pounds; grain, flour and mUl prod- , uct, 25 per cent, 'but not more than six cents per hundred pounds; cotton 15 cents per hundred pouudsl livestock 25 per cent, but not more than seven cents per hundred pounds; sugar ' 25 per cent, except to points in middle west states, rates from ''.he producing centers will be maintained on tho pres ent relationship; copper 'oulliou and! smelter products, approximately $6.50 per ton from the Rockies and Pacifia coast states to the Atlantic, seaboard. All exports and innorts will te can- (Oontinucd onpage twa) Si FEIN GERMAN Ireland Seethes With Kebel ion and Pro-German Activ ities at Present By wsdd Miner . (I'nitcd Press Staff Correspondent) Dublin, May 27. Discovery that part of th.-! Sinn Fein-German plot provided for the releasing of hundreds- of Aus trian and German civilians now intern ed in Ireland and for arming them agnitist the English, has been made by the British, according to statements et officii Is today. As a result, deportation f tliAaA nrLPn ht-3nn todav. It is declared that the conspirators planned to arm these alien civilians with weapons delivered tiy German suu- marines. TWnito tlio arrest of their leaders. Sinn Fein headquarters were active Sun day. Companies of them drilled at many, points around Dublin. No secret was made of this fact at Sinn rein neaa minrfra where it wns stated that Bun- day was observed in drilling "and eon- . tinuing preparations to fight against. nnnsnsinnon " Prr.lmblv neveral thousand persons drilled at various places and no arrests 1. ...... U.K rrnrrl vt ' ' lite Binri Feiners added. , - Within ten miles of Dublin, in a hilly, Isolated district, I came upon sixty men and boys between- the ages of 18 and 33, who were quietly assem bling from various, directions. They came to the scene on bicycles. When I saw them, they were quietly marching -..J .1... - : ..1 1 !- '. K . t-m Inmi. up aim uown a iicm m - , lots. All were in their shirt sleeves with Sinn Fein colors in bands a their arms. ''''. ' v. v. .uA .1....... ma 4tia aisrAnftrA I tvmii 1 1 ii y i - - (Continued on page two)